Lifting device of the portable and dismountable type, adapted for the mounting of vehicle wheels



.A ril 2,1935. QAUBRY 1,996,316.

LIFTING DEVICE OF THE PORTABLE AND DISMOUNTABLE TYPE,

ADAPTED FOR THE MOUNTING OF VEHICLE WHEELS Filed Jan. 2, 1954 PatentedAp..2,1935 ,l,996,3.16

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LIFTING DEVICE OF THE PORTABLE ANDDISMOUNTABLE TYPE, ADAPTED FOR THE MOUNTING OF VEHICLE WHEELS CharlesAubry, Bonneval, France Application January 2, 1934, Serial No. 704,996In France May 8, 1933 1 Claim. (01. 254-1) The present invention relatesto a lifting deare'strengthened by pressed ribs and comprise vice of theportable and dismountable type, adaptright-angled inner ends p. Theouter ends each ed for the mounting'of vehicle wheels. For this carry aperpendicular fork-rod q.- In the opera 3 purpose, the said deviceserves, for instance to tive position, the arms n are held in positionin 5 lift the wheel in such manner as to bring the the U-shaped part 10,their'inner ends p being in ,5"

holes in the hub into coincidence with the secur-. contact with oneanother. The parallel rods 11' ing pins mounted on the axle or the brakedrum. are thus located in the same horizontal plane, and I In thisposition, it is simply necessary to push the constitute a fork which mayreceive the load to wheel laterally in order to mount it completely inbe lifted.

place. v e In mounting a vehicle wheeLthe apparatus is 10 I Theapparatus embodying the present invenplaced near the hub of the wheel,therbase (1 tion comprises a horizontal base, provided with being placedbelow, so that the fork rods, in cona guide in which may be placed, andheld fast, tact with the ground, will be located on either the bottomplate of a jack, which, in its moveside of the wheel axle. While holdingthe upper V ments, operates a fork with parallel and horizonpart of thewheel, the operator acts with his foot 15 tal arms, upon which the wheelto be placed in upon the jack 9, and the load can thusbe raised positionis mounted. to the desired height. At this time, the wheel may i Thesingle figure of the accompanying drawing be engaged upon its assemblingand securing pins,

shows by way of example, and in the operative by a lateral thrust. Itwill be noted that as the position, a form of construction of theportable fork is suspended, the load can be swung to the 20 liftingdevice in conformity to the invention. right or left in order to placeit in position more As above indicated, the apparatus comprises areadily. I crescent shaped horizontal base a which is pro- After use,the fork portion is removed, and the vided at its middle part with aguide 1;, closed arms n are turned through 90 in order tobring bystop-plates c at the end next the inner edge them together. 25

of the crescent. The ends of the crescent, on In this manner, the spaceoccupied'by the apeither side of the guide b, are stiffened by pressedparatus is reduced to such a degree that it can be ribs d. readilystowed in the box of a vehicle.

In the construction herein represented, the I claim:

v crescent a consists of two symmetrical segments A portable liftingdevice for use in fitting 30 connected together by a hinge e which islocated vehicle wheels, comprising hingedlyconnected segin the plane ofsymmetry of the guide I). In this ments constitutingv a crescent-shapedbase plate manner, the two parts of the base a can be folded adapted tobe rested on the ground withthe conup, the lower faces of the twosegments being cave edge of said. base plate next the wheel, said placedin contact. The segments are of such segments of such radius ofcurvature that the tips 35 radius of curvature that, when the crescentofthe crescentextend beneath thewheel, transshaped base is rested on theground with the con verse guide members fitted to said segments, a caveedge next the wheel, the tips of the crescent jack slidably fitted insaid guide members, a U-' extend beneath the wheel. v shaped suspensionplate adapted to be given ver- 40 n the guide 17 is mounted h bottom plaf tical movements by said jack,a pair of arms ar- Of a} l g. e Operatingp Consists of a ticulated to said suspension plate, said arms hav- Pedaland the top of the rack forms a O ing vertical edges in abuttingrelation and exp this 11001! may be hung a fork, which 0011- tending inopposite directions above said base, sists of a Suspension plate 7'Whose lower end and horizontal wheel-supporting rods projecting bentinto a U Shape at UDOII the Said p fi 'i from the free ends of said armsat rightangles to 45 are pivotally mounted, in the symmetrical posiaidrms 7 j tion with reference to the aperture Z and upon g I spindles m,the movable arms n. The said arms CHARLES AUBRY.

